This August marks professor Chelsea Rathburn’s first semester at Mercer as the newest addition to the English department. Rathburn is originally from Miami, Florida, and came to Mercer from Young Harris College in northern Georgia. At Young Harris, she worked the creative writing department alongside ...
“Frozen, Jr.” is taking the stage in Middle Georgia. The junior version of the Broadway musical was made available for production recently. Now that it has been released, Theatre Macon director Richard Frazier has snagged the rights to this popular show. The show has only become available in ...
When people find out I’m a twin, I always get the same questions and reactions. “Oh my gosh, can you feel each other's pain? Can you read each other's minds?” The answer is always no, of course. As we get older, the questions have evolved into more mature versions with the same idea. “Why ...
As astrology has hit the mainstream, from horoscopes in Cosmopolitan to apps like Co-Star and Astro Guide, tarot card readings have also grown in popularity. Tarot readers looking for cards used to be limited to metaphysical shops and certain Etsy stores, but today, major retailers like Urban Outfitters ...
Macon's southern rock scene was forever changed when Capricorn Sound Studios opened for the first time 50 years ago. Once a recording spot for iconic groups such as the Allman Brothers Band and Wet Willie, the dilapidated Capricorn Records building saddened Macon’s rock fans for years. Now the studio ...
The folk-rock group The Lumineers have evolved over the course of their career, and are well known for songs such as “Ho Hey” and “Ophelia.” With their third album, “III,” The Lumineers enter new territory, exploring issues of substance abuse and addiction through nine songs that all connect ...
[sidebar title="Content Warning" align="left" background="on" border="all" shadow="on"] This article contains discussions of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse and suicide. [/sidebar] Rates of mental health problems on college campuses continue to climb, according to a study from ...
This semester, Mercer University’s Auxiliary Services Department began offering a new ID option for students: the digital bear card. In the initial announcement of the offering, Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services Ken Boyer said he hoped the new option would bring the community choice ...
Content warning: This article contains discussions of eating disorders. The National Eating Disorders Association hosted its first-ever annual Weight Stigma Awareness Week during the week of Sept. 23-27 under the slogan #ComeAsYouAre. So what exactly is weight stigma? Weight stigma is discrimination ...
Mercer University’s athletics department launched an exciting plan to increase their football game attendance numbers for the 2019 season. Partnering with the Ford Motor Company, Mercer Athletics announced that the university would hold a concert on Black Field before every home game. The series ...
Made famous for her song “Born to Die” and then for “Summertime Sadness,” Lana del Rey has been a household name for almost eight years. Whether you love her music or hate it, Del Rey has carved out a name for herself in the music industry, making her voice distinctly recognizable. Del Rey ...
I am an exchange student at Mercer University, and my home is approximately 3696 miles across the pond in England. So why am I here? What is it like being that far from home? Or, as many like to ask: of all places, why are you in Macon? If I had a dollar for every time I was asked why I was in Macon, ...
Mercer sophomore Faith Reagin said her love for art began when she was three years old. “I loved coloring books. I loved anything that had to do with that,” Reagin said. “I’ve always been a creative person, and I’ve always liked doodling things.” Now, as a college student, Reagin is ...
I started taking birth control after my first ever trip to the gynecologist. I went in looking for answers to the typical questions: Why does penetration hurt? Why does my period feel like the scene in “Prometheus” when Noomi Rapace births an alien? It felt like I only received one question back: ...
Senior Brianna Levin has always had a passion for travel. Even in high school, she heavily considered living abroad. When she came to Mercer, she realized she had a rare opportunity to visit places she had never been before. Levin studied abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, her freshman year, but afterwards ...
We all want to look our best, but being decked out in the hottest fashion trends can be expensive. You can look like a star without breaking your budget if you follow these five simple tips. Thrift shop One man's discarded yellow sweater is another man’s whole new look. Thrift stores are a good ...
A prequel to the puppet-animated 1982 film “The Dark Crystal,” “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” focuses on the beginning of a rebellion on the planet Thra. The series was created with the use of puppets instead of CGI through a collaboration between Netflix and The Jim Henson Company. Featuring ...
Music Midtown is the time of year when thousands of music lovers swarm Piedmont Park in Atlanta for a weekend full of music from today’s most popular artists. This year, the festival showcased artists from all the likes — Lizzo, Panic! At the Disco, you name it, they were probably there. Here’s ...
Since the beginning of this year, there have been a plethora of new musical artists sharing their remarkable talents with the world. From Lil Nas X to Raveena, each artist has their own unique style and cater to fans from all walks of life. Whether your musical taste varies from alternative and country, ...
Get ready for a weekend filled with wine, great art and pastries because the Macon Wine and Arts Festival will be making its sophomore debut. It will run Sept. 26-28, and will be hosted by the Mill Hill Community Arts Center and organized by the Macon Arts Alliance. Events will include three days of ...
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